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Ice fishing is a sport that can be enjoyed by everyone in the family. The cost is minimal to get fixed up and with just a little bit of knowledge, a Greenhorn can have an excellent chance at success their first trip on the lake.

But what’s required to begin ice fishing? One has many options in fishing reels on the market now, a Greenhorn could easily shuck out 100’s of their hard earned money on ice fishing gear and not have the basic gear to get out on the ice.

Knowing this, I sit down and made this list of the basic ice fishing equipment that a Newbie will need to get out on the ice. What’s even better is that for about a $100, you ought to be able to purchase all the fishing equipment that a Greenhorn will need to get started fishing on the hard water.

For starters, you will want to find an auger meant for ice fishing to make holes in the ice. For Beginners, I’d want a five or six inch auger meant for ice fishing for panfish like Perch, Bluegill and Crappie. If you want to go after bigger fish like Bass, Pike and Walleye, then I’d get a 8, possibly even a 10 inch ice auger. You have two choices, power augers or the manual augers. It’s no secret that the manual augers are cheaper to puchase but need more work to drill a hole. You will also need a scoop to scoop the ice chips out of your hole.

Next on the list are tip ups and ice rods. Many ice fishermen bore a lot of holes over rock piles, weed beds and other types of bottom structure and use numerous tip-ups to increase their chances of catching enough fish for a fish fry. Also, most fishermen prefer to ice fish with a reel and ice rod. If it was me,I’d get a few tip ups along with a good rod so you can see which technique you prefer.

Line for ice fishing should be designed for cold water that is associated with ice fishing. The near freezing water can make fishing line brittle. That is why you’ll want to be sure and get fishing line specifically designed for ice fishing. Cortland makes a product called Ice Line that is great. The line you buy for ice fishing is the most important part of your ice fishing gear.

Any good sporting goods store will advise you to get some jigs and lures for your tackle box. Small jigs are excellent for panfish. Also tear drop jigs and tiny spoons will come in handy when the panfish get finicky. As for bait, panfish love mealworms and spikes while larger fish such as Walleye prefer Worms or baitfish like smelt. Talk to the people at your local bait store to see what’s hot in your area.

Make certain to get something to sit on. A lot of seasoned ice fishermen make use of an ordinary five gallon bucket. Some will bring along lawn chairs out on the ice, but a five gallon bucket will also help you haul your gear to and from the ice.

This is all you need to to start ice fishing. Don’t forget about buying a fishing license and read up on the regulations for the area you plan on fishing. Being ticketed for breaking a law can ruin any trip. Now get out there and bring home some tasty fish. Don’t forget the most important fishing tip, be safe and follow all the safety rules for fishing on the ice.

Fishing has new people entering into the sport all the time. Who knows what attracts a person to fishing. Regardless the reason, manypeople go out and beg, borrow or steal their first reel for fishing and rod in hopes of landing a truck load of fish.

Below is an easy to follow list of basic fishing gear you’ll need to get started. You don’t need expensive or complicated gear to catch a fish. Most people know that fishing tackle companies design fishing tackle to catch the Fishermen’s eye instead of fish. The gear I used to catch fish many years ago still catch fish today. Just as good, if not better, than they stuff they hawk today.

Tackle to catch Fish shouldn’t be so complicated you need an users manual to figure out how to operate it. Simple set-ups work best for any fish. Back in my younger days, a Buddy and I went Bass fishing at a local lake. The weather was hot that day, even for June. We gave up fishing at noon and went in too load the boat when this Old Man and 2 kids came in from fishing.

When they were done loading their boat, I walked over to find they had a limit of Black Bass. The biggest one was 6 and a half pounds and none were under 2 pounds. I walked over and asked the Old Man what they had used for bait, seeing how my Buddy and I were skunked that morning and we had been using the latest equipment and lures on the Market. The Old Man smiled and showed me his Minnow bucket and said “We’re using Bass minnows”! I also couldn’t keep from noticing their very simple rod and reels. Their basic fishing tackle had outfished a couple local Pro’s with the latest in Rods, reels and fishing tackle!

The tackle you’ll have to have in order to be successful at catching Bass or any other fish is a Rod and Reel, line and bait. That’s the basics to put fish in the freezer. Where do you get your tacke at, your local sporting goods store or Wal-Mart has everything you need to get started. I’d suggest a Rod and Reel combo like the Zebco 33 and a matching rod. This should set you back about $25 or so.

Level wind reels are not good fishing reels to begin with. They can be difficult for beginners to use and are pricey. Spinning reels are not as difficult to use, but you do need to know how to properly cast one or you’ll end up with a mess on your hands.

Up next on your equipment list comes the line. If you bought a rod and reel combo, chances are it came with line already on it. If not, or you want to change the line, then I’d suggest a 10lb line from either Stren or Trilene. Don’t fall for the marketing hype that you need expensive line. Trilene and Stren is good line and all that one needs.

Now we’re turn our attention to bait selection for the beginner. Start with live bait and work your way up to artificials. You’ll catch more fish and bigger ones on live bait. When you’re in the Fishing Dept. of your favorite store, look for Eagle Claw live bait hooks in the 1/0 to 3/0 sizes and get a few packs. Next try and find some weights. You can generally find the ones that come several sizes to a package. Split shot is a great weight for beginners. Next, check out the floats. I like to use the Balsa wood floats. I use the slip floats. These slide up and down the line for easy adjustment. They’re held in place at the top by a knot or bobber stop. You’re now ready to head out to go fishing!

This is all you’ll need in order to catch fish. The fishing tackle I recommend here should cost you less than a hundred dollars. The fishing companies have made it seem like catching a Bass is nearly impossible unless you’re using the latest and greatest gear on the Market. Don’t believe the marketing hype. Now get out there and enjoy yourself!

Saltwater Fishing Video

When referring to nets, reels, baits, lines, rods, hooks, sinkers, spears and lures, anglers call them fishing tackle or fishing equipment. The saltwater fishing gear that is attached at the end of a line is called terminal tackle and this category includes hooks, swivels, sinkers, and snaps.

The word tackle referring to fishing equipment comes from ‘takel’ which initially meant the rigging of a ship, or to put it otherwise, the rope supports necessary for a ship’s masts and sails. Later the same word was recorded to have a different meaning, that of apparatus for fishing and that meaning has been preserved ever since.

The standard fishing equipment includes a rod, a line, a hook, a lure, a bait and a sinker. The line is a basic cord especially made for fishing that is both long and thin so that fish do not notice it. When a fisherman buys fishing line he has to be sure that the stretch, the resistances and the strength of the product is suitable for the kind of fishing he has in mind. The line will be selected based on what kind of fish he/she intends to catch.

The sinker, also called a plummet, is actually a weight that helps in casting the hook and the bait as far as possible from the shoreline or from the boat that the fisherman uses. Sinkers are usually made of lead as their purpose is also to sink and to get the bait closer to the fish in the water as fast as possible. However, the lead sinkers have been banned in some parts of the world especially if they are really small. If swallowed by bird species or other fish, the sinker causes the death of the animal.

Another standard item of fishing equipment is the hook. This is a device meant for attaching the bait and for impaling the fish mouth. Hooks get attached to the line; and the angler can take the pick from a pretty wide range of hook sizes, materials and shapes.

Last but not least, the fishing equipment cannot be efficient without bait or lure. The lure is a piece at the end of the line that looks and moves like something resembling the prey of the fish you are after. The color, motion and vibration of the lure become focal points for the fish that afterwards goes for the bait. Once the fish catches the lure, it gets hooked. Bait, on the other hand, is the actual item attached to the hook and intended to be attacked and eaten by the fish. The bait can be either natural consisting in smaller fish, insects or crawlers or artificial, made of plastic or other material to lure the fish.